| For Immediate Release Aug 2, 2001 |
Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
IRS COMMISSIONER CHARLES ROSSOTTI SUED OVER CRIMINAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND COVER-UP Tune in to watch The Judicial Watch Report Thursday 7:00pm-8:00pm ET on WTMW Channel 14 and The Renaissance Network to watch a special edition on corruption at the IRS. Larry Klayman, Tom Fitton and some special guests will discuss Judicial Watch�s lawsuit to obtain documents and information concerning prima facie illegal conflict of interest involving Clinton holdover IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti. As IRS Commissioner, Rossotti has made decisions concerning a company he founded (and which he still owned stock) that is a major contractor with the IRS. Rossotti�s spouse also continued to hold a position in the company. To make matters worse, Rossotti received an �after the fact� conflict of interest waiver from the Clinton Administration in its final days- reminiscent of Clinton�s quid pro quo for conducting political audits against persons and entities adverse to the Clinton Administration. �Rossotti must go and be criminally prosecuted. As long as he remains Commissioner, the American people cannot trust the IRS. The fact that he is covering up his role in a major conflict of interest scandal makes him unfit to serve in this sensitive position�, stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman. Thursday�s Judicial Watch Report will focus on Mr. Rossotti�s conflict of interest and on the long history of misdeeds at the IRS. Guests: Donald Alexander, Former IRS Commissioner from 1973-1977, John Berlau, Washington Times Reporter, Shelley Davis, Renowned IRS Historian and Neal White, President of The National Retail Sales Tax Alliance. | |